An unusual joint statement issued Wednesday by the foreign ministries of both countries said that “France fully recognizes the importance and sensitivity of the Tibet issue” and reaffirmed “the position that Tibet is an integral part of the Chinese territory.” It said that France refused to support any claim of Tibetan independence and that both countries adhered “to the principle of noninterference in each other’s affairs.”
I don't normally get all fussed about issues pertaining to Tibet, but China usually manages to make me pretty upset. In this instance, it isn't Red Fascist China that is so surprising, but France. Sarkozy has pledged not to recognize any independence efforts of the Tibetan people against China.
Remember when it was all exciting that Sarkozy and Obama were in power? Where's our 9th Thermidor when we need one?
Maybe the Inevitable Democratic Indian Hyperpower of the late 21st century will be able to sort this out.
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